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$cssThumbnailen-usUW study participants give one more sample for sciencehttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/uw-study-participants-give-one-more-sample-for-science-b99541059z1-320358301.html
A new scientific collaboration will allow an unprecedented chance to compare the stories told in our lives with those told in our guts.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/uw-study-participants-give-one-more-sample-for-science-b99541059z1-320358301.htmlFri, 31 Jul 2015 20:13:11 PDTNew surgical technique ends 30 years of severe seizureshttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/new-surgical-technique-ends-30-years-of-severe-seizures-b99538018z1-320234531.html
Seizures caused Nick Pauly to laugh mirthlessly, clap his hands and swear loudly. But last year, surgeons at Froedtert Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin used new technology to give him relief.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/new-surgical-technique-ends-30-years-of-severe-seizures-b99538018z1-320234531.htmlThu, 30 Jul 2015 20:48:19 PDTTwo salmonella cases in Wisconsin linked to frozen tuna, chickenhttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/two-salmonella-cases-in-wisconsin-linked-to-frozen-tuna-chicken-b99543341z1-318229111.html
Wisconsin is among numerous states with suspected cases of salmonella infections linked to frozen raw tuna and frozen raw stuffed chicken entrées.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/two-salmonella-cases-in-wisconsin-linked-to-frozen-tuna-chicken-b99543341z1-318229111.htmlWed, 22 Jul 2015 18:58:07 PDTProtein might hold clue to fighting infectionshttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/protein-might-hold-clue-to-fighting-infections-b99534800z1-316553021.html
Scientists seeking to develop the next generation of antibiotics may have found a crucial clue within the human body: a protein that distinguishes between our cells and those of invading microbes, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/protein-might-hold-clue-to-fighting-infections-b99534800z1-316553021.htmlFri, 17 Jul 2015 20:53:12 PDTA long journey through the darkness, and back into the lighthttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/a-long-journey-through-the-darkness-and-back-into-the-light-b99517322z1-310374141.html
When Bethany Spies was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia, she was dealt a strange blend of fortune and misfortune. The cure rate is 90%. The other 10%? They die within 10 days.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/a-long-journey-through-the-darkness-and-back-into-the-light-b99517322z1-310374141.htmlSat, 27 Jun 2015 17:48:14 PDTResearchers monitor the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in waterwayshttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/researchers-monitor-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-in-waterways-b99520677z1-308522211.html
Antibiotics leak through wastewater systems and could be fostering drug resistance, increasing the likelihood that swimmers will contract a drug-resistant infection.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/researchers-monitor-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-in-waterways-b99520677z1-308522211.htmlFri, 19 Jun 2015 14:43:18 PDTUW researchers find mood improvement in menopausal hormone therapyhttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/uw-researchers-find-mood-improvement-in-menopausal-hormone-therapy-b99515819z1-307140581.html
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has uncovered mood improvements associated with hormone therapy, while reducing concerns about cognitive declines linked to the treatments.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/uw-researchers-find-mood-improvement-in-menopausal-hormone-therapy-b99515819z1-307140581.htmlFri, 12 Jun 2015 20:59:35 PDTAre allergy problems worse this year? No — but yeshttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/are-allergy-problems-worse-this-year-no--but-yes-b99517288z1-307059081.html
The spring allergy season has not been worse than normal. However, climate changes over time are creating an environment for more severe problems to flourish in our region — meaning “normal” is changing.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/are-allergy-problems-worse-this-year-no--but-yes-b99517288z1-307059081.htmlThu, 11 Jun 2015 16:08:11 PDTProblem drinking affects 33 million U.S. adultshttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/problem-drinking-affects-33-million-us-adults-b99513080z1-306081991.html
Alcohol problems affect almost 33 million adults and most have never sought treatment, according to a government survey that suggests rates have increased in recent years.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/problem-drinking-affects-33-million-us-adults-b99513080z1-306081991.htmlWed, 03 Jun 2015 20:08:09 PDTGovernment cancer study will test precision medicinehttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/government-cancer-study-will-test-precision-medicine-b99511506z1-305771801.html
The federal government is launching a very different kind of cancer study that will assign patients drugs based on what genes drive their tumors rather than the type.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/government-cancer-study-will-test-precision-medicine-b99511506z1-305771801.htmlMon, 01 Jun 2015 18:08:07 PDTVirtual home intended to break down walls in health carehttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/virtual-home-intended-to-break-down-walls-in-health-care-b99500683z1-305753011.html
A virtual home at UW-Madison is a research tool for examining where people keep their medications and how they remind themselves to take them.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/virtual-home-intended-to-break-down-walls-in-health-care-b99500683z1-305753011.htmlMon, 01 Jun 2015 15:03:07 PDTOak Leaf Trail link to be completed this fallhttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/oak-leaf-trail-link-to-be-completed-this-fall-b99509554z1-305581561.html
When the construction work on the $3.1 million project is finished, trail users can bicycle or walk over paved trail from Lakeshore State Park downtown to southern Sheboygan County.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/oak-leaf-trail-link-to-be-completed-this-fall-b99509554z1-305581561.htmlSat, 30 May 2015 16:11:10 PDTOf 56 infant deaths, all but one were in unsafe sleeping conditionshttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/of-56-infant-deaths-all-but-one-were-in-unsafe-sleeping-conditions-b99507533z1-305148721.html
The report released Wednesday studies the risk factors in all cases of sudden unexpected infant death in Wisconsin in 2013.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/of-56-infant-deaths-all-but-one-were-in-unsafe-sleeping-conditions-b99507533z1-305148721.htmlWed, 27 May 2015 05:28:06 PDTThis doc likes to rock — and his patients benefit from ithttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/this-doc-likes-to-rock--and-his-patients-benefit-from-it-b99498885z1-305081671.html
That combination of medicine and music comes in handy any time a singer with a voice problem steps into the office of Jonathan Bock, the ear, nose and throat specialist at Froedtert &amp; the Medical College of Wisconsin.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/this-doc-likes-to-rock--and-his-patients-benefit-from-it-b99498885z1-305081671.htmlTue, 26 May 2015 15:18:15 PDTHealth officials probe salmonella outbreak linked to raw tunahttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/health-officials-probe-salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-raw-tuna-b99505247z1-304659991.html
<br /><br />Los Angeles— Health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak likely linked to raw tuna that has sickened 53 people in nine states, including Wisconsin.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/health-officials-probe-salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-raw-tuna-b99505247z1-304659991.htmlThu, 21 May 2015 19:13:07 PDTMedical College students on front lines of deadly Nepal quake graduatehttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/medical-college-students-on-front-lines-of-deadly-nepal-quake-graduate-b99501304z1-303953871.html
Sean Degmetich and Nina Nosavan were only weeks from their wedding, graduation and then residencies at separate hospitals in California when the front lines of medicine beckoned.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/medical-college-students-on-front-lines-of-deadly-nepal-quake-graduate-b99501304z1-303953871.htmlFri, 15 May 2015 15:41:50 PDTPharMerica settles whistleblower suit for $31.5 millionhttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/pharmerica15-b99500676z1-303796471.html
PharMerica has agreed to pay $31.5 million to settle a civil fraud case brought by federal prosecutors that was sparked by a whistle blower at the company’s Pewaukee operation.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/pharmerica15-b99500676z1-303796471.htmlThu, 14 May 2015 13:03:10 PDTObstacle Course Training - Burpeehttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/303353111.html
Each week, we offer video instructions that help you add a new exercise to your fitness repertoire. This week, we take a look at Obstacle Course Race training and help you prepare for your spring and summer races.<br />http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/303353111.htmlMon, 11 May 2015 17:42:15 PDTMore blood-clotting disorders reported after abuse-deterrent Opana introducedhttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/more-blood-clotting-disorders-reported-after-abuse-deterrent-opana-introduced-b99494142z1-303197871.html
A MedPage Today/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel analysis of data from the FDA’s adverse events reporting system found that blood-clotting disorders tied to Opana have grown in the wake of the new abuse-deterrent formulation.http://www.jsonline.com/news/health/more-blood-clotting-disorders-reported-after-abuse-deterrent-opana-introduced-b99494142z1-303197871.htmlSat, 09 May 2015 21:00:00 PDTHealth and Fitness Indexhttp://www.jsonline.com/news/health/28466409.html
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